Bestselling Business Consultant TextBook

Published Best-Selling Author Dr. Marissa Pei’s first book Organization Development and Consulting: Foundations and Perspectives co-authored with Dr. Fred Massarik, was published by Jossey-Bass March 2002. it is now a best-seller, having sold over 571,000 copies as of May 2004 and is used as a major text in graduate classes for Organization Development programs. Available at major bookstores, online and atamazon.com.

This thoroughly research-based book– written by two experts in the field Fred Massarik and Marissa Pei-Carpenter with contributions from other well-known professionals– reestablishes the connection between theory, research, and practice and affirms core OD values. They emphasize the “personhood” of the consultant and client, the relevance of “feel” and intuition combined with fact and technique, and the importance of real people doing real things in real time holistically. In addition to these core ideas, the authors outline new viewpoints that are especially relevant in today’s rapidly changing world. They explain that quick-fix linear approaches are not likely to bring substantial lasting results and OD must be rooted in the vast knowledge available about the human condition-recognizing the complexity of real life. They also show how value is the essential cornerstone of organization development.

Recommended Reading List:

At almost every talk I give, this is a FAQ, so for my interested audience, here it is…

The Language of Letting Go….Melody Beattie who I am proud to be a friend of…please visit her @ melodybeattie.com
Spiritual Liberation…Michael Bernard Beckwith
Mastery of Love…Don Miguel Ruiz
The Power of Now…Eckhart Tolle
7 Habits of Highly Effective People…Steven Covey
7 Spiritual Laws of Success…Deepak Chopra
The Fifth Discipline…Peter Senge
The Artist’s Way…Julia Cameron
A Short Guide to a Happy LIfe…Anne Quindlin
When You Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair…Geena Roth
Who Moved My Cheese…Spencer Johnson
Organization Development & Consultiing…guess who & Fred Massarik
Fish
Toxic Parents
Getting the Love that you Want…Harville Hendrix
Getting to Yes…Fisher and Ury
The Color of Culture…Mona Lake Jones
The Art of Framing…Fairhurst and Sarr
Excuse Me your Life is Waiting…Lynn Grabhorn